Four matches have not made it to day four, not a surprise after the raft of wickets we had on Sunday, and here are how they finished.

Division One:

Chester-le-Street: Durham 190 & 152 v Worcestershire 112 & 231-4 - Worcestershire won by six wickets

Division Two:

Chesterfield: Derbyshire 76 & 171 v Yorkshire 451-9 dec - Yorkshire won by an innings and 204 runs

Leicester: Leicestershire 179 & 372 v Middlesex 86 & 342 - Leicestershire won by 123 runs

Northampton: Northants 97 & 220 v Sussex 143 & 237 - Sussex won by 63 runs

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Surrey 262 & 278 v Essex 180 & 38-2

We haven't managed to get very far here before the rain arrived - two overs in fact.

Essex pair Dean Elgar and Tom Westley have both found the boundary in the minimal time they've had this morning.

Jordan Clark almost added to his two wickets after finding the edge of Westley's bat but the ball stayed low and Ben Foakes couldn't get down to what was a very difficult take.

The sun is out at Southport but Will Young and Joe Clarke won't be enjoying it.

Two testing maiden overs first up for James Anderson.

This pair have added 14 runs in nearly 19 overs together now.

At this rate they wouldn't tick off the 142-run deficit until about midday tomorrow.

Mo Abbas finds the edge of Jack Leaning's bat with the final ball of his latest over and that looks like it has just about carried to second slip.

He has been dropped by James Vince in both innings already and now Leaning has another life on 32.

Maybe he has some cat DNA?

To bring you up to speed on the state of play in Taunton if you looked at the scoreline and saw the hosts are batting.

Just before the start of play the umpires announced that Warwickshire had declared on their overnight total of 281-8.

So it's Somerset who are batting with Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Andy Umeed at the crease.

They were set a total of 410 to win at a cloudy but dry Taunton and the Somerset pair are now chipping away at that mammoth target.

Dave Bracegirdle
BBC Radio Nottingham commentator

It was a privilege to be here yesterday. One or two people were saying you wouldn't have enjoyed it as it was against Notts.

They couldn't be more wrong. It was an absolute delight to see Jimmy Anderson bowl as well as he did.

Scott Read
BBC Radio Lancashire

It's a brisk morning, there's a bit of a breeze around but it's dry.

Now let's be honest no team should be able to chase 593 in the fourth innings to win a match.

And Glamorgan begin day four needing 371 more to win with only seven wickets left, so Gloucestershire are huge favourites.

But... They do have Australia star Marnus Labuschagne and captain Sam Northeast, Mr Lord's 335, at the crease. These are two batters who can score very BIG runs and that is exactly what is required in the surrounds of Cheltenham College.

And Labuschagne begins with a cover drive for four off Matt Taylor. Only 367 more needed!

What do they say? It's the hope that kills you!

Maiden over first up for James Anderson, facing Will Young.

Tom Bailey opens at the other end, bowling to Joe Clarke.

Bailey was on a hat-trick at one point yesterday as he trashed the Anderson wicket monopoly.

Can he break this stubborn partnership?

Jack Leaning and Ben Compton out in the middle, under the floodlights at the Utilita Bowl.

Kyle Abbott thundering in for the opening over under a blanket of cloud.

This is enough to put hairs on your chest...

Here he is.

That floppy shock of bleached hair bouncing in his run-up, just as it was when he made his way in the game more than two decades ago.

James Anderson takes the opening over at Southport.

They started 90 seconds early, and who can blame them?

The first thing to say is that the forecast is not looking amazing for a full day of cricket.

Showers and drizzle are on the map, so it could be a day of dashing on and off the field.

That will help teams scrapping for a draw, but less so those pushing for victory.

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The patrons at Southport & Birkdale CC were treated to a special session on Tuesday.

James Anderson’s spell of world class pace bowling on a helpful track saw him take wickets in six consecutive overs and finish with 7-35 – the second best figures in his illustrious career dating back a quarter-century.

The only person more uncomfortable than the Notts top and middle-order batters during Anderson's stellar spell was Rob Key.

If this is to be his last dance in a shirt bearing the red rose then he’ll want it to be a winning effort.

Expect him to take the ball this morning and seek a repeat performance with Notts still 143 runs behind the hosts’ above-par 353-9d, which they finished in the opening over of day three.

Will Young and Joe Clarke return to the middle this morning having scored just 13 runs in nearly 15 overs together before the close.

Can lightning strike twice at Southport? Only Jimmy knows that. We’ll find out soon enough…

Jack Leaning will walk out to bat for the opening over of the day for the second straight day, and would love nothing more than to do what he did yesterday and post another century.

Leaning has spent seven-and-a-half hours at the crease across the last four sessions at Southampton but despite posting 118 in Kent’s first innings, they fell narrowly short of avoiding the follow-on, and he was back in the middle pretty swiftly after Feroze Khushi and Daniel Bell-Drummond departed in Kent's second innings.

Ben Compton is still there on 71, having shared an unbroken 84 for this third wicket, and Kent’s plan is very simple – bat as long as possible to save the game.

For starters they need 30 more runs to ensure Hampshire need to bat again, thanks largely to James Vince’s fine 211 and Ben Brown’s 110 in the first innings.

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Division One's third place team Somerset are trying to chase down Surrey and Essex but they have a battle on their hands against winless Warwickshire.

Half-centuries from Rob Yates, Alex Davies and Jacob Bethell strengthened the Bears' grip on the third day of their County Championship match at Taunton.

The visitors earned a first-innings lead of 128 by bowling the hosts out for 284 from an overnight 208-6 at Taunton.

Yates (57) and Davies (50) then produced a century opening partnership and, despite a mid-innings stumble, Warwickshire were able to reach stumps on 281-8, 409 runs ahead, with Bethell contributing a sparkling 66.

The ever-reliable Craig Overton claimed 4-57 but his side will have to bat to save the game on the final day - weather permitting of course.

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Surrey are in the box seat to win the top-of-the-table County Championship clash against Essex at the Kia Oval.

Ryan Patel’s brilliant 107 built on Jamie Smith’s classy 70 and enabled the hosts to set Essex a formidable 361 for victory on day four.

Patel thumped paceman Shane Snater for two legside sixes and hit Simon Harmer’s off-spin into the Bedser Stand during a 125-ball knock as Surrey made 278 in their second innings.

Smith had earlier lit up a stop-start day as he made sure Division One leaders Surrey stayed in control of a vital fixture against second-placed Essex.

Essex were reduced to 21-2 at stumps yesterday, with Nick Browne edging Jordan Clark to wicketkeeper Ben Foakes and Eathan Bosch bowled by Clark for one.

Surrey will be looking to take some early wickets to put this one to bed and ensure they extend their lead at the top.

Division One:

Utilita Bowl: Hampshire 505-8 dec v Kent 343 & 132-2

Southport: Lancashire 353-9 dec v Nottinghamshire 126 & 84-2

Taunton: Somerset 284 v Warwickshire 412 & 281-8

Kia Oval: Surrey 262 & 278 v Essex 180 & 21-2

Division Two:

Cheltenham: Gloucestershire 179 & 610-5 dec v Glamorgan 197 & 222-3

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Wimbledon, Le Tour de France, The British Grand Prix, the Euros and the County Championship, the week when you know summer is finally here.

Sunshine and showers scattered across England is another tell-tale sign.

Let's make the most of it while we can, eh? Today is the last day of domestic red-ball cricket in England until 22 August.

Luckily, though we only have five games remaining on the slate after four early finishes yesterday, there is plenty at stake and enormous intrigue in the final 96 overs of the games which remain.

Surrey and Essex continue their slugfest at the top of Division One, Somerset will seek to keep the pressure on, though they are up against it at home to Warwickshire. Hampshire will want to close the gap by seeing-off basement-boys Kent at Southampton and Lancashire need wickets in a bid to defeat Notts and pull away from trouble at the other end of the table.

Luckily for them they can call on a certain James Michael Anderson, 42 later this month, who in possibly his last game for his one and only club recorded figures of 7-35 yesterday - his second best ever - to put them in a commanding position at Southport.

There's one remaining Division Two game too - and it could be a cracker. Glamorgan need to score 371 runs in 96 overs with seven wickets in hand to smash the World Record first class run-chase to smithereens. Marnus Labuschagne and Sam Northeast are the returning batters.

Get the kettle on and settle in for what could be a day for the ages.